Fulham vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueOwn-goal earns Tottenham 1-0 win at Fulham in EPL
— Tottenham started the attacking quartet of Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Gareth Bale and Dele Alli together for the first time this season but relied on an own-goal to secure a 1-0 win at Fulham in the Premier League on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a headed pass.
- 2': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 3': Foul by Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 3': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ola Aina.
- 10': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min tries a through ball, but Gareth Bale is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham).
- 15': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 18': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 19': Attempt missed. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 19': Own Goal by Tosin Adarabioyo, Fulham. Fulham 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 22': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 23': Josh Maja (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Fulham).
- 24': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Offside, Fulham. Antonee Robinson tries a through ball, but Ruben Loftus-Cheek is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 26': Josh Maja (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 30': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
- 30': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dele Alli.
- 32': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 32': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Mario Lemina (Fulham).
- 33': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 35': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': VAR Decision: No Penalty Tottenham Hotspur.
- 37': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 37': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
- 38': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Fulham).
- 39': Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dele Alli with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 44': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+1': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Maja.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 47': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
- 47': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
- 51': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 51': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Joachim Andersen (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 52': Attempt saved. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
- 57': Attempt missed. Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ola Aina with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Fulham).
- 58': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 62': Attempt saved. Mario Lemina (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 62': Hand ball by Mario Lemina (Fulham).
- 63': VAR Decision: No Goal Fulham 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur.
- 64': Substitution, Fulham. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 65': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 66': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 67': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Moussa Sissoko replaces Dele Alli.
- 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Gareth Bale.
- 69': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 70': Offside, Fulham. Tosin Adarabioyo tries a through ball, but Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joachim Andersen with a cross.
- 75': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Tanguy Ndombele.
- 75': Substitution, Fulham. Joe Bryan replaces Antonee Robinson.
- 76': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham).
- 76': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 83': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Lamela with a through ball.
- 83': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 84': Offside, Fulham. Joachim Andersen tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 88': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 89': Offside, Fulham. Joe Bryan tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 90'+4': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Statistics
 TOT |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 274 | Accurate Passes | 451 |
| 378 | Passes | 544 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 5 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 31 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 16 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 21 | Harrison Reed  |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 15 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 17 | Ivan Cavaleiro |
| 19 | Ademola Lookman |
| 27 | Josh Maja |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 4 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 20 | Dele Alli |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 9 | Gareth Bale |
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